WEDNESDAY April 10, 2019
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THE MATHIS REPORT
Program would target Northwest Jacksonville food desert
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San Jose Country Club will launch $9 million renovation
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City Council to review “Full-Service Grocery Store Program” to bring healthy-food stores, education to the area. BY SCOTT SAILER
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An artist’s rendering of an expanded terrace at San Jose Country Club. The private club at at 7529 San Jose Blvd will undergo a $9 million project to upgrade its facilities in three phases.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The private club’s three-phase project will start in June for completion in 2021. San Jose Country Club announced that owner-members approved a $9 million clubwide renovation to begin in June to upgrade the facilities at the almost 72-year-old private club. It is one of the first private country clubs in Jacksonville and is based at 7529 San Jose Blvd. The three-phase project is scheduled for completion in April 2021. “This is the culmination of a project that has been five years in the making,”
Renovation plans include renovating the existing member dining rooms and creating a new, large room with a central horseshoe-shaped bar area.
said Don Poag, chairman of the club’s strategic planning committee, in a news release. Members approved a monthly assessment charge to finance the renovations, the club said. “It’s a resounding statement of our membership that they are ready to commit to making San Jose the best it can
be,” said club President Steve Hodgett. Rocky Staples is general manager and chief operating officer. Michelle Pollina, director of marketing and membership services, said the club comprises almost 900 members. All contribute to the project on a sliding SEE MATHIS, PAGE 3
EDITORIAL RESEARCH DIRECTOR
The city of Jacksonville proposes to develop programs to make quality fresh food available and affordable in Northwest Jacksonville, considered a food desert because it lacks access to healthy options. City Council plans to review Ordinance 2019-245, which seeks to adopt the “Full-Service Grocery Store Program,” an effort to determine solutions to bring healthy-food stores and educational programs to Northwest Jacksonville. It follows Ordinance 2018-195, which appropriated $3 million from the Northwest Jacksonville Economic Development Fund to develop programs to improve affordability, education and promote access to healthy food. That ordinance was enacted in March 2018. A portion of the money was used to hire a consultant to evaluate Northwest Jacksonville food deserts and recommend incentive programs for long term solutions. Northwest Jacksonville has the largest concentration of food deserts in Jacksonville. The ordinance says that almost 180,000 people in Jacksonville are “food insecure, and that 37% of Jacksonville’s food desert census tracts (15 of the 40) are in Northwest Jacksonville. The U.S. Department of AgriSEE DESERT, PAGE 2
Sur La Table to Town Center St. Johns Town Center landlord Simon announced that Sur La Table will open this fall in a 5,054-square-foot location next to California Pizza Kitchen. Sur La Table will open in part of the space vacated by Williams-Sonoma. The business sells cookware, kitchen electrics, tools, gadgets and tableware. It also offers offers hands-on cooking classes. Each year, more than 600,000 people attend Sur La Table cooking classes across the country.
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